OPTIONS 1
Options for life, options for learning
OPTIONS 1 provides the perfect start for learners at A1+.
It offers innovative approaches for differentiated learning in, and beyond, the classroom. Basic (simplified) and Enriched (more challenging) versions of the main reading texts in the Student’s Book support learning in the mixed ability classroom. Choose A or B tasks occur several times in each unit, enabling the differentiation of sub-competences in the areas of speaking and writing. A digital audio player allows students to listen at different speeds, so that the students feel comfortable and can increase the speed gradually.
OPTIONS 1 uses a classroom based video story: The After School Club, to present new language whilst also widening the students’ horizons with authentic-style texts and real-life contexts.
The course also prepares students to take their place in society as global citizens by raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The goals are introduced through videos with young presenters in an engaging and accessible way before being explored in more depth in a reading text.
OPTIONS 1 also offers Projects & Exam Preparation materials.
Components
Student’s Book
- 136 full-colour pages with access code to the digital materials
- Welcome unit, that introduces the characters of The After School Club (soap opera videos)
- Eight main units, each with ten pages of core material, together with additional two-page sections of Culture or Sustainable Development Goals with CLIL
- Review at end of each unit
- Grammar Bank
- Irregular verbs
- Exam practice
- Classroom language
- English sounds
Workbook
- 72 full-colour pages with access code to the digital materials
- A four-page Welcome unit to practise the vocabulary and language reviewed in the student’s Book
- Eight main units
- Two pages to practise the two core Vocabulary sets
- Two pages to practise the two core Grammar areas
- A Listening and speaking page with topic-based listening practice and written consolidation of functional language
- A Reading page and writing page with topic-based practice, studied in the Student’s Book and leading into differentiated tasks
- A Words and phrases page with the core vocabulary and functional language from the unit, with sample sentences and space for translation as a record of learning
On Helbling e-zone
- Student’s e-book+
- Workbook e-book+
- Personal Learning Track
- Audio & Video
- Dialogue Karaoke
- Cyber Homework
- Exam Practice
- Vocabulary Trainer
Helbling Media App
- Audio
- Video
- Basic/Enriched texts
Teacher’s Book
- 176 pages with full-colour reproductions of the Student’s Book pages
- Map of the Book detailing the contents for the course
- Comprehensive Introduction outlining the course approach, expert advice on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and an overview of all print and digital components
- Full teaching notes, including tour of a unit and step-by-step instructions and tips
- Answer keys
- Full video and audio scripts
On Helbling e-zone
- Presentation Software (IWB)
- e-book+ for class presentation
- All audio and video
- Teacher's Resources
- Testbuilder + Test Audio
- Placement Test
Helbling Media App
- Audio
- Video
- Basic/Enriched texts
- e-book+ for class presentation offline for Windows/macOS
Sample Materials
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Student's Book
